Frank R. Jackson papers
Object Details
- Biographical/Historical note
- Frank Roscoe Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. in 1908. He was a 1925 graduate of Dunbar High School and went on to attend Miner Normal School (Miner Teacher's College) and taught for two years in Crisfield, MD. In 1933, he married Florence Thomas and the family moved to Anacostia, where Jackson would live for the rest of his life. In addition to working for the U.S. Printing Office for 40 years, Jackson became a professional photographer in the 1950s, operating a studio on Benning Road. In the late 1990s, Jackson was included in a Washington Times article about oral histories compiled by the D.C. Historical Society. Jackson also constructed crossword puzzles for the Washington Post for over 25 years. He died in 2007 at the age of 99.
- Date
- circa 1932 - 1999
- Extent
- 2 Linear feet (4 boxes; 1 oversize folder)
- Citation
- Frank R. Jackson papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Carole Hyman.
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Negatives
- Scrapbooks
- Programs
- Clippings
- Certificates
- Photographs
- Topic
- African American photographers
- African Americans -- Social life and customs
- African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
- Public housing
- Place
- Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
- Identifier
- ACMA.06-068
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EAD Collection Results
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Jack and friend playing
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Snow scenery in Anacostia
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Snow scenery in Anacostia
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Elaine Worrell
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Prince and Mary Brooks
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Pearl Johnson
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Frank Jackson
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Wiley Crumin
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Clark Family (Parents and Rosemarie)
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Mrs. Witherspoon
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Miss Rucker
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Pearl and Yvonne Johnson
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Clark Family (Parents and Rosemarie)
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Jack and two other children posing outside
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Ada Marshall
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Mrs. Shepard and child
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Florence and Jack Jackson pose with book in their home
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Furman Marshall Karate traning
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Mark and Pearl Johnson
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Frank Jackson
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Marshall family portrait
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Woman standing in front of cherry tree
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Kevin Egypt's first birthday
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Terry family son
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